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president obama is the ceo of the country. all federal departments report to him, therefore he is responsible for what happens. glendale, arizona, no president would order the irs to go after conservative groups, but if it turns out mr. obama knew what was going on, that's an impeachable offense. correct. dr. mike drath, murfreesboro, illinois. the doj's acquisition of phone records is a direct attack on the first amendment. the ap elaborate kind to president obama, so this can't be a possible political hunt. bakessersfield, california, i'm 15, see violence in my school every day. thank you for covering the issue. it's getting worse as school boards become more cowardly. john bolton, monroe, louisiana. i teach high school, world history. you'd be appalled at the violence i see and the lack of canadiens placed upon the offending students. upper saddle river, new jersey, the violent 14-year-old should be allowed back in class. it's not like she said the pledge of allegiance or anything another one, the texas couple who donated c
president obama is the ceo of the country. all federal departments report to him, therefore he is responsible for what happens. glendale, arizona, no president would order the irs to go after conservative groups, but if it turns out mr. obama knew what was going on, that's an impeachable offense. correct. dr. mike drath, murfreesboro, illinois. the doj's acquisition of phone records is a direct attack on the first amendment. the ap elaborate kind to president obama, so this can't be a possible...
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president obama has chosen a new acting head of the irs as the agency takes heat for targeting conservative groups ahead the 2012 election. and the outgoing irs chief is about to appear in front of congress. we're live on capitol hill with what that may bring. plus, a police officer in hot pursuit of a speeder and he will stop at nothing to track down that car, nothing except ducks. police get the flock out of the way as we approach the bottom of the hour. i got it it's fine. all came out well there. to su. and the brand most recommended by... my doctor. my gynecologist. my pharmacist. citracal. citracal. [ female announcer ] you trust your doctor. doctors trust citracal. [ female announcer ] you trust your doctor. what is it that makes a husqvarna? it's not all the brilliant engineering, no. it's this that makes a husqvarna! man: how did i get here? dumb luck? or good decisions? ones i've made. ones we've all made. about marriage. children. money. about tomorrow. here's to good decisions. who matters most to you says the most about you. at massmutual we're owned by our policyowners, and th
president obama has chosen a new acting head of the irs as the agency takes heat for targeting conservative groups ahead the 2012 election. and the outgoing irs chief is about to appear in front of congress. we're live on capitol hill with what that may bring. plus, a police officer in hot pursuit of a speeder and he will stop at nothing to track down that car, nothing except ducks. police get the flock out of the way as we approach the bottom of the hour. i got it it's fine. all came out well...
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all over that irs extra scrutiny of conservative groups. a report by the inspector general indicates that agents with the irs began targeting conservative groups who were applying for tax exempt status, going back as early as march of 2010. cnn obtained a copy of the report which is due to be released this week. house republicans are urging president barack obama to condemn the irs for targeting groups t. groups apparently either had the words tea party in their name patriot on their applications. >> this is truly outrageous. it contributes to the profound distrust that the american people have in government. it is absolutely chilling that the irs was singling out conservative groups for extra review. >> president obama mentioned this controversy right before the start of his meeting with the visiting british prime minister. as we mentioned, david cameron sitting down with him. here's what he had to say just a few moments ago. >> as mepgsd, the president and prime minister cameron are expected to speak live with reporters and take questions
all over that irs extra scrutiny of conservative groups. a report by the inspector general indicates that agents with the irs began targeting conservative groups who were applying for tax exempt status, going back as early as march of 2010. cnn obtained a copy of the report which is due to be released this week. house republicans are urging president barack obama to condemn the irs for targeting groups t. groups apparently either had the words tea party in their name patriot on their...
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president obama announcing theist official is out after the tax agency targeted conservative groups. the white house rereleasing 100 pages of emails response to the deadly attack on benghazi. the white house says those emails prove officials tried to give the best information they this at the time. attorney general eric holder tells lawmakers he had nothing to do with the department snooping on journalists with the associated press. alg and on this day in 1973, nolan ryan started his run into baseball's record books throws his first of seven no hitters. nolan ryan was pitching for the california angels at the time. he struck out 12 scenes city royals and walked three. the ryan express threw his second no hitter exactly two months later. he ended his stellar career with more strikeouts than any other pitcher and threw his final no hitter at the age of 44 with the texas rangers. a team he now co-owns. but nolan threw his first no-no 40 years ago today. now you know the news for this webs, may 15th, 2013. we had like six lead stories today. well, o'reilly will get to them. leftovers. >>
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the agency accused of unfairly targeting conservative groups. now the acting irs commissioner is heading out the door, but was he thrown under the bus? but first tonight, fox news chief congressional correspondent, mike emanuel. mike? >> house speaker john boehner sent a message today that he was looking for more than somebody to resign from the irs. boehner says this question, who's going to jail over the
the agency accused of unfairly targeting conservative groups. now the acting irs commissioner is heading out the door, but was he thrown under the bus? but first tonight, fox news chief congressional correspondent, mike emanuel. mike? >> house speaker john boehner sent a message today that he was looking for more than somebody to resign from the irs. boehner says this question, who's going to jail over the
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conservatives have overshot so often and gone after obama for everything. the whackos calling him a secret muslim and saying he wasn't born here. so when there is something that deserves our attention i think they lose some altitude and that works to the benefit of the white house. but we have to be honest about the fact that this is not good. and if the white house lawyers knew we found out in april about this irs issue, why didn't they bring it to the attention of the president so he didn't have to find out about it at the same time other people did. martha: what about that, tucker, in terms of the justice department doing the investigation into the irs? is that too close a relationship for us to get an honest answer, an honest investigation there? >> it's a sad day when you have to ask a question like that. but the idea that the justice department couldn't be trusted to do a basic criminal investigation is scary. i don't take it on faith that they didn't know. they lied about benghazi, that word is not too strong. martha: should there be an independent i
conservatives have overshot so often and gone after obama for everything. the whackos calling him a secret muslim and saying he wasn't born here. so when there is something that deserves our attention i think they lose some altitude and that works to the benefit of the white house. but we have to be honest about the fact that this is not good. and if the white house lawyers knew we found out in april about this irs issue, why didn't they bring it to the attention of the president so he didn't...
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they delayed processing of conservative and other groups. they requested unnecessary info such as the names of donors and the political affiliation of the leadership of these groups. shep? >> shepard: what are republicans saying, mike? >> they are calling on president obama to help the investigators up here on capitol hill figure out how high this goes in the u.s. government. one veteran republican senator says this reminds him of a dark chapter in history. >> i have never seen anything quite like this except in the past during the nixon years. what the irs asserted on friday is simply not true. it wasn't just some lowly staffers in the cincinnati office. in fact, that's a pretty important office in the irs. very senior management at the irs here in washington knew what was going on for over a year and they didn't even say a word some say this is bigger than the irs. this is about silencing administration critics. shep. >> shepard: that's republican leaders what are democratic leaders saying. >> democratic leaders are calling for hearings in
they delayed processing of conservative and other groups. they requested unnecessary info such as the names of donors and the political affiliation of the leadership of these groups. shep? >> shepard: what are republicans saying, mike? >> they are calling on president obama to help the investigators up here on capitol hill figure out how high this goes in the u.s. government. one veteran republican senator says this reminds him of a dark chapter in history. >> i have never...
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after thus far failing to find a direct connection between president obama and the irs, in the agency's targeting of conservative groups, some republicans have started pulling on loose threads in the hopes of unwinding the administration. "the new york times" reports that the white house chief counsel learned about the investigation into the irs last month. weeks before president obama said he found out about it from the media. this morning, republican senator roy blount used the information to summon his best version of television indignation. >> last month when the white house counsel find out about this, she decided i'm not going to tell the chief of staff? come on. that may have happened, if that happened, she should be out of that job by the end of this week, i would think. >> meanwhile, other top republicans refused to let go of the conspiracy theories. anywhere minding reality and the actual factual evidence at hand. on "meet the press," senate minority leader, mitch mcconnell suggested that the irs was acting at the direction of the president. >> there is a culture of intimidati
after thus far failing to find a direct connection between president obama and the irs, in the agency's targeting of conservative groups, some republicans have started pulling on loose threads in the hopes of unwinding the administration. "the new york times" reports that the white house chief counsel learned about the investigation into the irs last month. weeks before president obama said he found out about it from the media. this morning, republican senator roy blount used the...
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i think obama at least has to begin to deflect the heat by letting people go. there's got to be that in this announcement. it's not going do be enough, but if it's nothing except words people will be extremely angry. >> bret: judge? >> charles is on the mark. the white house is bleeding credibility as we speak. the irs touches everybody, some more deeplin others. there's simply no justification what, there's no defense that's conceivable that he could make to the federal government tax collectors making decisions for the exercise of their official powers based on the political speech of those who file documents with them. the american public will never accept that on either side of the aisle. >> bret: the ig's report says this does not go outside the irs. the ig's report says this was not politically motivated. that's what carney was asked about today. >> that's a stretch that it was not politically motivated. look, if they're going to show that media matters was treated the same way tea party patriots has been, they have an argument to be made, but the admissi
i think obama at least has to begin to deflect the heat by letting people go. there's got to be that in this announcement. it's not going do be enough, but if it's nothing except words people will be extremely angry. >> bret: judge? >> charles is on the mark. the white house is bleeding credibility as we speak. the irs touches everybody, some more deeplin others. there's simply no justification what, there's no defense that's conceivable that he could make to the federal government...
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i'm amazed at a situation, especially on the republican and conservative side of this, who constantly say government's incompetent. they can't do anything. but if barack obama wants to make it work badly on their behalf, th can do it really well and really effectively. >> that's a perfect transition to what kind of week we have. we saw the hole in one with saxby chambliss. we saw him out there with president obama. i want to start with you, senator snowe, on this. you are the author of the book, "fighting for common ground." you say the senate is no longer a legislative body where the key issues facing the country could be resolved. the senate as a whole simply was not doing the job granted to it under the constitution. first of all, it caused you to leave the senate. and what can we do about the problems we're having now? why does the hole in one make a difference? >> well, to some, it probably really does. the golfers. but i think it's important for the president to build those relationships, i should say. but i decided to take my fight ou ting a different direction on the outside t
i'm amazed at a situation, especially on the republican and conservative side of this, who constantly say government's incompetent. they can't do anything. but if barack obama wants to make it work badly on their behalf, th can do it really well and really effectively. >> that's a perfect transition to what kind of week we have. we saw the hole in one with saxby chambliss. we saw him out there with president obama. i want to start with you, senator snowe, on this. you are the author of...
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. >> started in the top this is the thing president obama was so upset about when citizens united guy by supreme court. and a lot on the left said they are bad, they are bad. >> that means they are good at least if you are a conservative, and this is a great republic of ours, left and right, conservative and liberals and republicans and democrats and from my perspective, independents. but the fact of the matter. 501 cfours are legitimate and the president tried to say to the court justices that foreign could make their way. that could be small donors going in unfiltered web sites and contributing. it is against the law. there is disinformation throughout, from the president, throughout the democrat liberal organizations and this is the real issue. the real issue is abuse of power by the internal revenue service and reporting for timothy giethener. and there is a growing call on the left that that is not the real problem but the problem is the groups themselves. 501 c- three, help to donate. and they can do some political activity, they can't be primarily political and the acquisition
. >> started in the top this is the thing president obama was so upset about when citizens united guy by supreme court. and a lot on the left said they are bad, they are bad. >> that means they are good at least if you are a conservative, and this is a great republic of ours, left and right, conservative and liberals and republicans and democrats and from my perspective, independents. but the fact of the matter. 501 cfours are legitimate and the president tried to say to the court...
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, the irs targeting conservatives and other groups. will the american public get some more explanations today. a white house press briefing scheduled ahead. stay with us. thank you. we're not in london, are we? no. why? apparently my debit card is. what? i know. don't worry, we have cancelled your old card. great. thank you. in addition to us monitoring your accounts for unusual activity, you could also set up free account alerts. okay. [ female announcer ] at wells fargo we're working around the clock to help protect your money and financial information. here's your temporary card. welcome back. how was london? [ female announcer ] when people talk, great things happen. angie's liat angie's list, i autyou'll find reviews. on everything from home repair to healthcare written by people just like you. if you want to save yourself time and avoid a hassle, go to angie's list. at angie's list, you'll find the right person to do the job you need. and you'll find the right person quickly and easily. i'm busy, busy, busy, busy. thank goodness
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this report talks about how they inaprot appropriately targeted conservatives. they called into question the irs's impartiality. about how the management has been ineffective provided inefficient oversight exposed the lawsuits. does not consider its concerns to be resolved by what the irs has said in response to him on this. i don't understand. the i.g. takes an independent objective look at the agency over a period of months. conducts an audit, reaches these conclusions in black and white and says you did it then the irs doesn't come out and say no, we didn't. they are saying you are right, we did it. that's all in the i.g. report. not only does the irs say you are right we did it. we will do these things to try to fix it we still have the president saying if they did it, if they did it, if they did it, then there is going to be fall-out. >> if the target of abuse in this case is the president's political enemies, whether the president ordered it or not, it means that independent oversight is necessary. there is no other way to look at it even if the president
this report talks about how they inaprot appropriately targeted conservatives. they called into question the irs's impartiality. about how the management has been ineffective provided inefficient oversight exposed the lawsuits. does not consider its concerns to be resolved by what the irs has said in response to him on this. i don't understand. the i.g. takes an independent objective look at the agency over a period of months. conducts an audit, reaches these conclusions in black and white and...
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right now the obama administration is is dealing with a trifecta of trouble. justice department secretly seizing reporters' phone records, irs targeting conservative groups and benghazi terror attack. mike pompeo of kansas, member of the house intelligence committee. i want to start with the a.p. story. the obama administration has been trying to cap leaks of classified information and has prosecuted six people for leaking secret material. do you think the justice department went too far in what they were doing with the secret subpoena? >> you know, i think there's an awful lot of facts that this still have to be determined. but what you can say with absolute certainty at this point is this is an administration that has a culture that runs through stop signs. that doesn't understand that there are boundaries that the constitution means something. that seizing these documents from folks who are trying to report on the administration strikes at the very heart of our democracy and transparency. this is an administration that now has demonstrated that politics pla
right now the obama administration is is dealing with a trifecta of trouble. justice department secretly seizing reporters' phone records, irs targeting conservative groups and benghazi terror attack. mike pompeo of kansas, member of the house intelligence committee. i want to start with the a.p. story. the obama administration has been trying to cap leaks of classified information and has prosecuted six people for leaking secret material. do you think the justice department went too far in...
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. >>> it is the latest scandal for the obama administration. conservative groups fighting with the irs over how it treated their tax-exempt applications. and now a criminal investigation is under way. twenty-five thousand mornings, give or take, is all we humans get. we spend them on treadmills. we spend them in traffic. and if we get lucky, really lucky, it dawns on us to go spend them in a world where a simple sunrise can still be magic. twenty-five thousand mornings. make sure some of them are pure michigan. your trip begins at michigan.org. thanks, olivia. thank you. so you can make a payment from your cell to almost anyone's phone or email. (speaking french) so you can express your gratitude... in the moment. chase quickpay. so you can. >>> a government report says several irs agents used inappropriate criteria to identify tea party and other groups. the report also cited ineffective irs management that allowed the criteria to be in place for 18 months, causing substantial delays of tax-exempt applications and unnecessary questions. this d
. >>> it is the latest scandal for the obama administration. conservative groups fighting with the irs over how it treated their tax-exempt applications. and now a criminal investigation is under way. twenty-five thousand mornings, give or take, is all we humans get. we spend them on treadmills. we spend them in traffic. and if we get lucky, really lucky, it dawns on us to go spend them in a world where a simple sunrise can still be magic. twenty-five thousand mornings. make sure some...
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a defiant president obama calling the investigation a sideshow. he also took questions on the irs after that agency was forced to admit that it has targeted conservative groups, yes, but also those who believe in limited government and loving america and making america a better place, all targeted in the run-up to the 2012 election. >> can you give us assurances the irs is not targeting particular groups based on political leanings? >> there's absolutely no targeting. this is the kind of back and forth that happens when people apply for 501-4c status. >> that wasn't president obama but the former commissioner of the irs testifying a few months ago that there's been no targeting, we don't doe that based on politics. as it turns out, chris stirewalt is here with us. not only did they target conservative groups, they targeted people whose goals included limiting government, state jaiting on the constitution and the bill of rights who had in their name, tea party, and whose lobbying mission was to, quote, make america a better place to live. so presid
a defiant president obama calling the investigation a sideshow. he also took questions on the irs after that agency was forced to admit that it has targeted conservative groups, yes, but also those who believe in limited government and loving america and making america a better place, all targeted in the run-up to the 2012 election. >> can you give us assurances the irs is not targeting particular groups based on political leanings? >> there's absolutely no targeting. this is the...
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. >>> already taking heat for the benghazi response and the the irs targeting of conservatives the obama administration today faced growing outrage for collecting the phone records of a.p. journalists. then the attorney general eric holder dropped a bombshell saying the subpoenas were in response to an extraordinary leak that posed the great threat. he said to the american people. let's go straight to our crime and justice correspondent joe johns for the latest. >> reporter: wolf, the justice department's sweeping subpoena of media telephone records was just highly unusual especially in a town like washington d.c. where you know the exchange of sensitive information is purely part of the fabric. but the attorney general made the case today that the leak of sensitive information that started this investigation was extraordinary in and of itself. the top law enforcement officer in the country says a leak of sensitive information was so serious that the justice department was justified in issuing a sweeping subpoena for telephone records from reporters and an editor of the associated press
. >>> already taking heat for the benghazi response and the the irs targeting of conservatives the obama administration today faced growing outrage for collecting the phone records of a.p. journalists. then the attorney general eric holder dropped a bombshell saying the subpoenas were in response to an extraordinary leak that posed the great threat. he said to the american people. let's go straight to our crime and justice correspondent joe johns for the latest. >> reporter:...
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certainly the admission by the irs which is again part of the executive branch run by the obama administration. it's permeated as most of the bureaucracy with presidential appointees have confessed they targeted in an election year not the process with conservative leanings they have a duty for oversight. >> heather: fox news one tirmg high ranking officials at irs they new they were unfairly targeting those groups as early as 2011. a government watchdog report that lois lerner who oversees tax exempt organizations knew about the targeting of june of that year. it's now 2013. she has apologized but should disciplinary action be taken? >> i agree. this is scandal and it's an outrage and there is no use for targeting anybody based on ideology. i don't care who you are. as a result of that, you it will actually would support a congressional investigation. i think the inspector general is looking into it. we should get to the bottom of this. this should not be a partisan issue. they should absolutely look into this because there is no excuse. >> heather: it should not partisan issue but lerner fou
certainly the admission by the irs which is again part of the executive branch run by the obama administration. it's permeated as most of the bureaucracy with presidential appointees have confessed they targeted in an election year not the process with conservative leanings they have a duty for oversight. >> heather: fox news one tirmg high ranking officials at irs they new they were unfairly targeting those groups as early as 2011. a government watchdog report that lois lerner who...
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president obama condemned irs personnel for unfairly targeting conservative groups and he called the controversy over benghazi talking points, a sideshow. so we're going to hear more about those stories from jay carney about two hours. looking ahead to tomorrow, attorney general eric holder will actually appear on the hill before the house judiciary committee where the chairman, bob goodlatte, the republican from virginia, already said holder will face pointed questions about a possible abridgement of the first amendment. gregg? gregg: we'll wait and see what happens. peter doocy, live in front of the white house. peter, thank very much. martha? martha: if this does indeed turn out to constitute an abuse of power within the obama administration, some believe that it suggest a knicks sownian behavior on the part of the white house -- nixoniian. referring to president nixon's calls for the irs to audit his political enemies. steve hayes, writer for "weekly standard" and fox news contributor. steve, what do you make of that comparison? >> well, good morning, martha. i think, look, one o
president obama condemned irs personnel for unfairly targeting conservative groups and he called the controversy over benghazi talking points, a sideshow. so we're going to hear more about those stories from jay carney about two hours. looking ahead to tomorrow, attorney general eric holder will actually appear on the hill before the house judiciary committee where the chairman, bob goodlatte, the republican from virginia, already said holder will face pointed questions about a possible...
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president obama says it's intolerable and inexcusable. in few hours attorney general eric holder will face questions from congress about this and mo more. brianna keilar is following this for us. >> reporter: last night after reading this report from the inspector general that oversees the irs, president obama put a statement out, the white house put out a statement from him where he said the irs must apply the law in a fire and impartial way. he said the report shows the agency failed that test and he said he's asked his treasury secretary to hold accountable those who are responsible. the internal revenue service is facing a criminal investigation after a watchdog report found the agency targeted conservative groups starting in 2010. the agency's inspector general found the irs used inappropriate criteria that identified for review tea party and other organizations applying for tax exempt status based upon their names or policy positions instead of indications of potential political campaign intervention. after reading the report tuesda
president obama says it's intolerable and inexcusable. in few hours attorney general eric holder will face questions from congress about this and mo more. brianna keilar is following this for us. >> reporter: last night after reading this report from the inspector general that oversees the irs, president obama put a statement out, the white house put out a statement from him where he said the irs must apply the law in a fire and impartial way. he said the report shows the agency failed...
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lawmakers said that president obama should personally apologize. challenging low-level workers in the tax organization. the irs said on friday that it was sorry for targeting conservative groups, but according to a draft of a watchdog report brought in by the associated press, a senior irs officials knew that ought agents were targeting them as early as 2011 and the special general for tax administration is expected to release the results of a nearly yearlong investigation this week." we heard this talk about yesterday by congressman beryl eisa, chairman of the house oversight government reform committee, appearing on "meet the press." let's listen. [video clip] conservativesof using keywords. this is something that you have to institute change just to make sure it does not happen again. the has to be accountability for the people who did it and until a few days ago there has to be accountability for the people telling lies about it being done. one of the most offensive parts is that my committee, jim jordan and i in -- instigated this investigatio
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uma there is breaking nug on the investigation into the irs targeting of conservative groups. one head just rolled. lawmakers are saying a lot more has to be done. last night the acting commissioner of the internal revenue service, steven miller, was fortsed to resign. president obama is vowing to restore the american people's trust in the agency. >> it is inexcusable and americans are right to be angry about it and i am angry about it. i will not tolerate this kind of behavior in any agency but especially in the irs, given the power that it has and the reach that it has in all of our lives. uma joining us now with much more, chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel who is live on capitol hill. mike? >> reporter: will hi, uma. with news coming just moments ago that president obama intends to appoint a new acting irs commissioner, the united states congress still has plenty of questions for the guy on his way out. the resignation of steven mill every was announced last night by president obama by still tomorrow the house ways and means committee has plenty of questions fo
uma there is breaking nug on the investigation into the irs targeting of conservative groups. one head just rolled. lawmakers are saying a lot more has to be done. last night the acting commissioner of the internal revenue service, steven miller, was fortsed to resign. president obama is vowing to restore the american people's trust in the agency. >> it is inexcusable and americans are right to be angry about it and i am angry about it. i will not tolerate this kind of behavior in any...
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i mean "usa today" is reporting today that not only did the irs sort of target conservative groups for extra scrutiny, it helped grease the wheels nor liberal and progressive groups to get them their tax exempt status. you have president obama's half brother receiving irs approval for a tax-free charity that he supposedly started and getting it from the same lois learn erp at the heart of all this. you have hop goolsbee telling talking about the koch brothers and how they paid no taxes in 2010. he wasn't supposed to have that information. is the irs a political tool here? >> we don't know exactly the links between the irs and the white house. so far there is no clear link, jon. what you have just listed, that accumulation of stories is creating a narrative that makes it seem as if, gee there is something here, there is smoke here, there must be a fire. we don't have the fire as yet. the thing about looking at someone like miss learner at the irs, she doesn't have any history of political involvement. there is no clear partisan bent to her, that is just not her history, it's not what re
i mean "usa today" is reporting today that not only did the irs sort of target conservative groups for extra scrutiny, it helped grease the wheels nor liberal and progressive groups to get them their tax exempt status. you have president obama's half brother receiving irs approval for a tax-free charity that he supposedly started and getting it from the same lois learn erp at the heart of all this. you have hop goolsbee telling talking about the koch brothers and how they paid no...
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president obama blasting the agency for singling out conservative groups, and he says it's intolerable and inexcusable. he promises to hold those responsible accountable for their actions. today the attorney general will get grilled about these claims. let's get the latest from cnn's brianna keilar. >> reporter: the internal revenue service is facing a criminal investigation after a watchdog report found the agency targeted conservative groups starting in 2010. the agency's inspector general found the irs used inappropriate criteria that identified for review tea party and other organizations applying for tax exempt status, based upon their names or policy positions, instead of indications of potential political campaign intervention. after reading the report tuesday night, president obama called the plan intolerable and inexcusable after promising action monday. >> people have to be held accountable, and it's got to be fixed. >> reporter: irs investigators said they acted on their own without help from outside groups. managers were inefficient at overseeing lower level employees at fo
president obama blasting the agency for singling out conservative groups, and he says it's intolerable and inexcusable. he promises to hold those responsible accountable for their actions. today the attorney general will get grilled about these claims. let's get the latest from cnn's brianna keilar. >> reporter: the internal revenue service is facing a criminal investigation after a watchdog report found the agency targeted conservative groups starting in 2010. the agency's inspector...
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conservative activity. i mean if you look at these groups which are called social welfare groups you have aarp, the aclu. you have plenty of liberal groups too. but they're already in existence with the tax-exempt status. so you had this flood of conservative groups. you might have had occupy groups. 99% groups. there's really no excuse for not looking for a whole bunch of tells in the names of these groups. >> bill: that's -- that's where the i.r.s. went wrong correct? that they targeted groups that had patriot in the name or constitution in the name or bill of rights and they ended up being almost exclusively right wing groups. >> yeah. i mean what they did was put a lot of burden of paperwork and scrutiny ons they groups. if we heard they were looking for progressive groups, that would have been different. i'm sure it was because of the times, because of the surge in these groups. the whole system is completely nutty. they're supposed to try to figure out are you more political or more educational or --
conservative activity. i mean if you look at these groups which are called social welfare groups you have aarp, the aclu. you have plenty of liberal groups too. but they're already in existence with the tax-exempt status. so you had this flood of conservative groups. you might have had occupy groups. 99% groups. there's really no excuse for not looking for a whole bunch of tells in the names of these groups. >> bill: that's -- that's where the i.r.s. went wrong correct? that they targeted...
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president obama just weighed in saying if anyone at the tax agency did target conservative groups for extra scrutiny they would be held accountable. while the president is apparently outraged, there are charges that some of the news shows are skipping over. the irs0 story. there are even suggestion -dz suggestions of a double standard, take a listen. >> just imagine if the george w. bush administration heeds irs under links out in kings cincinnati saying we are going to target groups with the word progressive if their title, we would have all hell breaking loose. jon: let's talk about it with our fox news watch panel. jim pinkerton is contributing editor and writer for the american conservative magazine. alan colmes is host of the alan colmes show and the author of thank the liberals for saving america. a lot people may have spent the weekend hunting down mother's day cards and red roses and may not be entirely aware of what i is going on. the irs was apparently in the wake of this citizens united decision when lots of groups are applying for tax exempt status the irs singles out cert
president obama just weighed in saying if anyone at the tax agency did target conservative groups for extra scrutiny they would be held accountable. while the president is apparently outraged, there are charges that some of the news shows are skipping over. the irs0 story. there are even suggestion -dz suggestions of a double standard, take a listen. >> just imagine if the george w. bush administration heeds irs under links out in kings cincinnati saying we are going to target groups with...
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president obama has now forced the agency's acting commissioner out. for more now, let's go to dan lothian. >> reporter: trying to step out of a political sink hole, president obama expressed anger at misconduct within the irs. >> it's inexcusable and americans are right to be angry about it and i am angry about it. i will not tolerate this kind of behavior in any agency. >> the agency's acting commissioner steve miller was asked to resign and president obama vowed to put in place new safeguards and work with congressional investigators. >> i'll do everything in my power to make sure nothing like this happens again. >> but this scandal threatens to run much deeper, the justice department has launched a criminal investigation and attorney general eric holder was on the hot seat wednesday pressed for answers by the house judiciary committee. >> i would strongly encourage this administration to get out front, get all the facts out, let the chips fall where they may. >> the irs scandal has drawn bipartisan outrage, but some top republicans already seem con
president obama has now forced the agency's acting commissioner out. for more now, let's go to dan lothian. >> reporter: trying to step out of a political sink hole, president obama expressed anger at misconduct within the irs. >> it's inexcusable and americans are right to be angry about it and i am angry about it. i will not tolerate this kind of behavior in any agency. >> the agency's acting commissioner steve miller was asked to resign and president obama vowed to put in...
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conservative columnist george will is now calling out the obama administration after the irs admitted that they had targeted groups with the words, tea party, or patriot in their tax forms and, a number of other phrases like, constitution and people who wanted to make america a better place. that was a big red flag apparently in this program. george will asked democrats to consider one simple question in this. here he is on the sunday shows. >> the question is how stupid do they think we are? just imagine, donna brazile, if the george w. bush administration had an irs underling, not in cincinnati of course, saying we're going to target groups with the word progressive in that title, we would have all hell breaking loose. martha: all hell breaking loose. joining me, karl rove and former chief visor and deputy chief of staff to president george w. bush and founder of american crossroads and a fox news contributor. good morninging. is george will right about that? >> when he said it the shivers came up and down my spine. we would have every major liberal newspaper in america calling for
conservative columnist george will is now calling out the obama administration after the irs admitted that they had targeted groups with the words, tea party, or patriot in their tax forms and, a number of other phrases like, constitution and people who wanted to make america a better place. that was a big red flag apparently in this program. george will asked democrats to consider one simple question in this. here he is on the sunday shows. >> the question is how stupid do they think we...
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president obama called the irs targeting conservative groups outrageous and he said he would immediately have his benghazi investigators look into it. [ laughter ] so finally we will get to the bottom of this. >> steve: that's kind of what it looks like. >> gretchen: they've got their hands full in washington right now. so we will continue to bring you the damage control coming up. >> steve: yeah. there is an article in politico this morning, lead article, it says, this town is turning on president obama and this is very bad news for the white house. >> brian: right. i joe jay carney, i understand he's in a tough spot. but to go out and say the president is here for the middle class and starts spouting out some of the campaign -- >> steve: wait, that wasn't the question, jay. >> brian: what was that about? i could never picture dana perino or tony snow answering tough questions during the iraq war when it wasn't going well by saying the president is here to be an education president. >> steve: you got to wonder how much time jay carney is spending on monster.com looking for a new job. co
president obama called the irs targeting conservative groups outrageous and he said he would immediately have his benghazi investigators look into it. [ laughter ] so finally we will get to the bottom of this. >> steve: that's kind of what it looks like. >> gretchen: they've got their hands full in washington right now. so we will continue to bring you the damage control coming up. >> steve: yeah. there is an article in politico this morning, lead article, it says, this town...
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it's the, quote-unquote, scandals, the failure of the obama presidency. they're not driving the antiimmigration reform message that a lot of conservative antireform activists want out there. so there could be sort of unintended consequences to this from the right. >> michael crowley, great to have you with us this morning. jim, thank you, too. >>> still ahead on "morning joe" the chairman of the house judiciary committee congressman bob goodlatte joins us to discuss new developments surrounding the irs controversy. also our friend dan rather will be here in the studio. first, we all remember the video last month that cost mike rutgers and the school athletic director their jobs. now the school has named a new a.d., what officials call an historic day. are you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we were on schedule. the first technology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is now providing answers families need. siemens. answers. before i do any projects on on my own.st at angie's list, you'll find reviews written by people ju
it's the, quote-unquote, scandals, the failure of the obama presidency. they're not driving the antiimmigration reform message that a lot of conservative antireform activists want out there. so there could be sort of unintended consequences to this from the right. >> michael crowley, great to have you with us this morning. jim, thank you, too. >>> still ahead on "morning joe" the chairman of the house judiciary committee congressman bob goodlatte joins us to discuss new...
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you know this whole irs thing targeting conservative groups like the tea party? you know it's bad when president obama says hey, why don't we talk about benghazi? [ laughter ] >> steve: that's right. perhaps that's what the president was trying to do yesterday. he was out for damage control. let's face it, the white house was in big trouble. politico even suggested that dc had turned on the president of the united states. right now politico's web page says obama damage control, how did dee? did two decisive action in one rapid fire news night do the trick? we're talking about how he forced a guy to resign who ran the irs who was going to resign anyway in a temporary position, and they shot out a bunch of e-mail as well that shows the white house lied. >> brian: he says i got three steps to solve the problems. let's fire miller, who is going to leave after memorial day anyway. number two, work hand in hand with congress to find out what went wrong. considering there is nobody on the left with progressive in the title targeted, so they can't see eye to eye and put
you know this whole irs thing targeting conservative groups like the tea party? you know it's bad when president obama says hey, why don't we talk about benghazi? [ laughter ] >> steve: that's right. perhaps that's what the president was trying to do yesterday. he was out for damage control. let's face it, the white house was in big trouble. politico even suggested that dc had turned on the president of the united states. right now politico's web page says obama damage control, how did...
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. >> tucker: since 2001 they were targeting the political enemies of president obama. there were complaints about this. tea party groups and conservative groups went to their members of congress we are getting yanked around by the irs and there was hearing on this in 2011 in 201 house, i was and means committee held a hearings and douglas shulman was asked if this is true. he said this -- there is absolutely no targeting. this is the kind of back and forth that happens to people. it turns out that is flat out lie. it was known within the irs at high levels this was going on and commissioner said it wasn't. >> clayton: further these groups raises the question there could be a class action lawsuit. all these groups know they have been targeted specifically and preventing from getting a 503 status. they say they lied before congress and they lied again yesterday when they admitted to these wrongdoings. we must know how many more lies they have been telling and how high up the chain the cover-up goes. we talked yesterday. it sounds like a brad thor washington, d.c. politic
. >> tucker: since 2001 they were targeting the political enemies of president obama. there were complaints about this. tea party groups and conservative groups went to their members of congress we are getting yanked around by the irs and there was hearing on this in 2011 in 201 house, i was and means committee held a hearings and douglas shulman was asked if this is true. he said this -- there is absolutely no targeting. this is the kind of back and forth that happens to people. it turns...
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obviously conservative who oppose president obama, how do we know they weren't targeted for special treatment, a special look at how they make their tax returns? we don't know that. i'd like to know the truth. >>brian: we're not going to know the truth until we find out who told that cincinnati office to do what they're doing and then we'll find out how many people want to fall on their sword for somebody else. >> who knew when did they know and why did they start it? >>brian: varney and company 9:20 eastern time. >> navy seal shot down and killed by al qaeda. years later family members are still looking for answers. >> the u.s. government and high-ranking government credit own more credit for the shootdown than the the shootdown than the taliban. [ female announcer ] at jcpenney, we never stop being amazed by you. so we brought back what you loved. added new surprises. and now, you've come back to us. we're speechless. except for two little words. ♪ there was this and this. she got a parking ticket... ♪ and she forgot to pay her credit card bill on time. good thing she's got the citi sim
obviously conservative who oppose president obama, how do we know they weren't targeted for special treatment, a special look at how they make their tax returns? we don't know that. i'd like to know the truth. >>brian: we're not going to know the truth until we find out who told that cincinnati office to do what they're doing and then we'll find out how many people want to fall on their sword for somebody else. >> who knew when did they know and why did they start it? >>brian:...
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the irs has targeted conservative groups because of their names. if they've got patriot in the name, if they've got constitution or things like that. it's interesting because we heard on friday that it was just low level employees in sin sun. as it turns out, goes right up the food chain. even the boss knew a year ago and it's also in washington, d.c., and two spots out in california. >> gretchen: it could be actually this was including has shulman -- douglas shulman, he knew as of 2012 that this type of activity was going on. this is lois learner, she was the one -- the spokesperson for the cincinnati office. >> steve: she knew two years ago. >> gretchen: we told you about her yesterday. could this story be more than just really looking into anyone who is trying to get this 501 c 4 status if they had those certain names or words within the names of their corporation? now conservative groups say the irs not only targeting them, but leaking information to other people as well. for example, the national organization for marriage now accusing the irs
the irs has targeted conservative groups because of their names. if they've got patriot in the name, if they've got constitution or things like that. it's interesting because we heard on friday that it was just low level employees in sin sun. as it turns out, goes right up the food chain. even the boss knew a year ago and it's also in washington, d.c., and two spots out in california. >> gretchen: it could be actually this was including has shulman -- douglas shulman, he knew as of 2012...
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she is now in charge of the tax portion of obama care law and so conservative groups are outraged. you were overseeing. look at her history in 2009 and 2012 when these allegations unfolded you were overseeing the very individuals who were doing these targeted looks at these different conservative groups and all the bonuses she got $206,000 when it was on the book and on the record in the light of day. >> all the concerns many people have had including me implementation of obama care and turning it over to the irs now has been not only revealed but affirmed to be a nightmare. because you have people who have utter contempt for your privacy and your rights as a citizen and now they would have access to whether or not you had insurance, all of your financial information. i know yesterday they claimed they wouldn't have access to your actual medical records. do we believe these people with anything now? they can't tell the truth. they at least admitted that that can he what he did opened this whole discussion up was an orchestrated calibrated. >> alisyn: planned. >> set up. you knew th
she is now in charge of the tax portion of obama care law and so conservative groups are outraged. you were overseeing. look at her history in 2009 and 2012 when these allegations unfolded you were overseeing the very individuals who were doing these targeted looks at these different conservative groups and all the bonuses she got $206,000 when it was on the book and on the record in the light of day. >> all the concerns many people have had including me implementation of obama care and...
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president obama is facing ongoing questions stemming from the irs's targeting of conservative groups. with the first of several hearings on the issue set to kick off today, a second irs official is stepping down. he follows the agency's acting commissioner who announced his resignation earlier this week. now a white house budget official will take over the irs. we learned the irs staffer who was in charge of the tax exempt organizations at the time the tea party groups that were targeted -- >> got fired, right? >> no. >> suspended? >> is a little different than that. >> i bet they demoted him, put him in a position that's not going to be important. >> maybe put him in a holding room. no. >> really? >> you know what, where bloomberg would put the teachers, you know, that they don't want to fire. >> the rubber rooms. >> i bet they put this person, botched this up so terribly in like a rubber room, right? >> no. that person is now responsible for the irs office that handles health care legislation. >> i'm sorry. let's go to the white house. nbc news' peter alexander. that's not on your m
president obama is facing ongoing questions stemming from the irs's targeting of conservative groups. with the first of several hearings on the issue set to kick off today, a second irs official is stepping down. he follows the agency's acting commissioner who announced his resignation earlier this week. now a white house budget official will take over the irs. we learned the irs staffer who was in charge of the tax exempt organizations at the time the tea party groups that were targeted --...